Posts by cofty

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Big Meat Eaters?

by peacefulpete in

i was wondering how many of us have switched to a vegetarian or vegan diet and why.

i'm not doing it but have friends who do.

lovely people and seem very healthy.

cofty

Veganism is a secular cult.

Animals are made of delicious meat.

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WTC has become adept at using tragedy as a means of raising cash.

by AndersonsInfo in

wtc has become adept at using tragedy as a means of raising cash.

for example, when puerto rico was devastated by a hurricane, wtc directed a large number of congregations to donate $1500 each in supplies that would be used for relief purposes.

it is not known how many congregations took part in this effort but the feedback suggests it was in the hundreds.

cofty

Thank you Barbara. I wonder if officially being seen to go through the motions of disaster relief helps their case when presenting the WT as a charitable organisation.

Pocketing the surplus is an added bonus.

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Jw's mentioned in shows

by days of future passed in

have you ever been watching a show and suddenly, there's a reference to jehovah's witnesses?

i was watching an english mystery show from a while back and the main character hetty, was giving a list of religions that could have drawn off a young girl.

one of the "fringe" groups was tada - jehovah's witnesses.. there is plenty of other more well known clips like snl coneheads being approached by fake jw's.

cofty

The Rainmaker - When Matt Damon first goes to visit his client she says she thought he was a JW at the door.

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evolution is how we got here.. demonstrate that you believe that all species evolved from a single cell over/within 3.5 billion years by tapping "like" below.. demonstrate that you believe in special creation by tapping "unlike" below..

cofty

your insistence that it is your way or the highway is not compatible with the scientific method - Earnest

'My way' is the very basic claim that all species descended from other species via evolution. That much will still be an unassailable fact in 10,000 years time. The earth will still not be flat and humans will still be the descendents of common ancestors of primates.

Everything else is detail.

Go back and look at the poll question in the OP. Anybody who rejects this basic fact in favour of special creation is just plain wrong. In the vast majority of cases they are being misled by bad theology.

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Evolution or Creation Poll

by Vanderhoven7 in

evolution is how we got here.. demonstrate that you believe that all species evolved from a single cell over/within 3.5 billion years by tapping "like" below.. demonstrate that you believe in special creation by tapping "unlike" below..

cofty

You take debates over details and try to use that to pretend the basic fact of evolution may by in jeopardy.

Nothing could be more intellectually dishonest.

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Evolution or Creation Poll

by Vanderhoven7 in

evolution is how we got here.. demonstrate that you believe that all species evolved from a single cell over/within 3.5 billion years by tapping "like" below.. demonstrate that you believe in special creation by tapping "unlike" below..

cofty

That is such an esoteric detail Earnest.

Go all the way back billions of years to the very beginning of life and what did the roots of the tree look like?

So what?

Humans still descended from primate ancestors and from reptiles, amphibians and fish before that.

So many attempts to muddy the waters in this thread. Not sure if it is deliberate or because people really don't understand the significance of their quote-mining.

Evolution is a Fact...

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Evolution or Creation Poll

by Vanderhoven7 in

evolution is how we got here.. demonstrate that you believe that all species evolved from a single cell over/within 3.5 billion years by tapping "like" below.. demonstrate that you believe in special creation by tapping "unlike" below..

cofty

The significance of epigenetics is often massively overstated in popular science. I have a book here by Nessa Carey called The Epigenetic Revolution. It's interesting but I suspect it is also much exaggerated. The ridiculous headline and strapline in the Guardian is a classic example of bad science journalism.

Environment may have a passing effect on the expression of genes but the basic code is still the same. The physical folding of the DNA molecule actually affects the translation of genes.

Regardless of the long-term conclusion on the significance of epigenetics it has no bearing on the fundamental fact of common ancestry.

I think this is the third or fourth time I have made the same point. All extant species - and the 99.9% that have gone extinct - evolved from a common ancestor. That will still be true in 10,000 years time whatever details of the process have to be reconsidered.

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Evolution or Creation Poll

by Vanderhoven7 in

evolution is how we got here.. demonstrate that you believe that all species evolved from a single cell over/within 3.5 billion years by tapping "like" below.. demonstrate that you believe in special creation by tapping "unlike" below..

cofty

Without Evolution what are atheists left with to “explain” biological design, and complexity? - Hooby

Why is explain in scare quotes Hooby?

Let me clarify for you - It is not necessary for a theist to reject the fact of evolution. Millions of christians simply accept that biological evolution is as well established as the shape of planet earth. The earth is not flat; evolution is a fact. These two statements are equal in veracity.

Evolution is a necessary but not a sufficient idea for atheism.

Evolution-denial is not a necessary position to be a bible-believing christian.

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What’s Your Favorite Breakfast??

by minimus in

jw
friends

to me, breakfast can be served at any time of the day.

a local bar in my area serves breakfast all day long.

for 5 bucks you get 2 eggs any way you like, bacon sausage or ham with home fries and toast!!

We have sixteen people on this forum who are bad theologians.